Vulnerability Details CVE-2023-39488
PDF-XChange Editor TIF File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of TIF files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-19487.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.01
EPSS Ranking 75.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
References
Products affected by CVE-2023-39488
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cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:9.5.365.0
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cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:9.5.365.0